1963 Gibson ES-335

$16,000.00

  • SOLD!

  • Year: 1963
  • Manufacturer: Gibson
  • Model: ES-335
  • Case: Original Hard
  • Color: Red
  • Condition: Excellent
  • Description: **HOLD**This is one of my favorite combinations of early 60's features and is it ever tough to find. Early 63's had smaller necks, later ones had big necks. This has a big one (not huge like a 59-more like a 64). But the early ones had the old style "Mickey Mouse" ear bodies not the pointy ones. This has the MM ears. Then, finally, the early ones usually had PAF pickups and the later ones had Patent numbers-even though they are the same pickup with a different sticker. Are you getting all this? So, a red '63 med chunky neck MM ear PAF 335. Only the third or fourth I've seen recently (last 5 years). It is all original but has been refretted. It also looks like the previous owner lacquered over the PAF stickers to preserve them and they look like they reacted a bit with the lacquer. Nothing to worry about since the solder joints are original which means the pickups are as well. This is a killer player too.